Khodrocar - Pricing and specifications for the new HSV Colorado SportsCat range have been released this week, with the modified ute priced from $60,790 before on-road costs.

Based on the Holden Colorado ute, the HSV SportsCat features a range of cosmetic and chassis upgrades, though there aren’t any boosts to the power and torque figures of the 147kW/500Nm 2.8-litre four-cylinder ‘Duramax’ turbo-diesel.

The SportsCat+ is exclusively offered with a sail pane ($1300) and SupaShock suspension ($3600) – the latter featuring larger dampers for "superior performance and road grip without compromising ride quality or body control”.

Production of the HSV Colorado SportsCat has already commenced, with the company pitching its new rival as "the most advanced sports 4×4 on the market” – we wonder what the Ford Ranger Raptor and Volkswagen Amarok V6 have to say about that…

HSV’s announcement comes after preliminary pricing was leaked on a dealer’s Facebook page, which indicated the new ute would start at a slightly higher $65,000.